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title: The Hottest Retailers Right Now Are… Supermarkets?
description: Supermarket chains dominated a list of hottest retailers in 2015, according to information released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) STORES magazine.
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# [The Hottest Retailers Right Now Are… Supermarkets?](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/the-hottest-retailers-right-now-are-supermarkets)

 Written by [Industry News](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/author/industry-news) | Aug 10

Supermarket chains dominated a list of hottest retailers in 2015, according to information released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) [*STORES*](https://nrf.com/media/press-releases/food-retailers-dominate-stores-2016-hot-100-retailers-list) magazine.

The trend is reflective of “grocers moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach and adopting new practices that focus more on their brands and shoppers,” according to NRF.

The NRF released its annual list of [Hot 100 Retailers](https://nrf.com/resources/annual-retailer-lists/hot-100-retailers/hot-100-retailers-2016) on Aug. 1, which is based on sales growth in 2015 over 2014 of both public and privately held retail companies by U.S. domestic sales with sales of at least $300 million based on figures compiled by Kantar Retail. Surprisingly, supermarket chains dominated the list, claiming nearly a quarter of the retailers who made up the list and two of the top five spots.

“The supermarket segment is a model of the dynamic changes in retail,” according to *STORES* Media Editor Susan Reda. “It represents a fast-changing marketplace where legacy banners are reinventing, smaller footprint operators are gaining share and online initiatives from Amazon Prime and subscription services, like Hello Fresh and Blue Apron, are sneaking a few bites of food from the plate.”

*This is an excerpt from [this full article](http://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2016/supermarkets-fastest-growing-retailers-2015/) on PYMNTS.com.*

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